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Unirnn Srnrns a'rnrrr GEORGE E. BEDELL, OF HERKIMER, NEXV YORK.

COT-BED.

SPEUZFICATIOII fern-ling part of Letters Patent No. 319,055, dated June 2, 1885.

(N model.)

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEoRen E. BnnnLL, of the village of Herkimer, county of Herkimer, and State of New York, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CotBcds; and I do hereby declare the following to be atull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon.

My invention relates to a cot-bed caper ble of being folded, and when extended for use a self-adjusting bolster is provided, as hereinafter described. I attain this object by the mechanism described and set forth in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved cot and bolster thereto attached. Fig. 2 represents a top view of my improved cot with the legs and bolster folded, and the broken line represents a section of the can- Fig. 3 represents an end elevation of the cot and bolster. Fig. 4. represents the side view of my improved cot and bolster folded into a compact space.

Having described my invention by reference to the figures in the accompanying drawings, I will now proceed to describe it by reference to the letters marked thereon, in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A represents a side rail to my improved cot. The legs are formed in sections of strips which cross each other, being bolted atthe intersection.

13 represents one section of the cross-legs; O, the other section. The upper ends of legs 13 are provided with a bolt or rivet, and are fastened by means thereof to the side rail, and are adapted to oscillate by means of a slot in the side rails. The legs may be held together and in the slot by means of rounds passing from one leg to the other. Legs B atthe head of the cot are upward of a foot longer than the cross-legs C, and are attached to the side rails by means of bolts and washers, which are adapted to oscillate in the longitudinal slots in the side rail. At the upper ends of legs B a similar bolt and washer are provided,

which hold the legs in contact with cross-arms provided at the upper ends with a longitndi nal slot in each.

The bolts and washers referred to may be dispensed with and crossrods with projecting ends substituted in their place without interfering with the usefulness of my invention. Legs O are bolted or rivetedto the side rail of the cot. I

0 represents a bolt or rivet holding the sectional cross-legs together.

The legs of the cot thus constructed and applied can be folded'inside of the side rails into a compact space by means of the bolts or projecting ends of the cross-rods sliding toward the center in the longitudinal slots provided in the side rails. \Vh en the legs are extended, the projecting ends of the cross-rods strike the extreme ends of the longitudinal slot-s,which operate as a stop to prevent an excessive or tension or expansion of the cross-legs. By using the X shaped iegs before described greater strength and stability to the cot are secured.

D represents a canvas, duck, or other flexible material, which is formed in one piece, and is rigidly fastened to the side rails from the bottom to the short legs at the head of the cot. This, however, may be slightly modified without interfering with the usefulness of my invention. The canvas, duck, or other flexible material at the head of the cot is fastened at the upper ends of the long legs, and a crossrod at that point may be inserted and the canvas attached to it without interfering with the usefulness of my invention. \Vhen the legs attached to the head of the cot are extended, the canvas is raised to form a bolster, as indicated in Fig. 1 in the accompanying drawings. e 0 represent the longitudinal slots in the side rails, which should be made of suflicient length to give suitable extension to the cross le s.

f represents short arms, one end of each of which is attached bybolt or rivet to the head of the side rails; or a crossrod may be used instead of the bolts and rivets. The upper ends of these arms are provided with longitudinal slots, and are attached to the upper ends of the long legs by means of bolts, rivets, or a cross-rod with end projections to fit into the slots.

6 represents the longitudinal slot provided in each of the arms before mentioned.

19 represents the bolt, rivet, or end projection before referred to.

In the ends of armsfare inserted a projecting pin or lug, and adapted to receive and hold the edges of the canvas, duck, or other cover.

ing to the cot to form a bolster-snpport,-and

are represented by h in the accompanying drawings.

The several longitudinal slots provided in the side rails and. short arms may be changed to grooves without interfering with the usefulness of my invention. \Vhen the cot is to be folded, the canvas is detached from the projecting ends of the head legs and arms to which itisattached,as has previously been explained.

Whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cot-bed, the side rails, A A, constructed, as described, with the slots (2 e e e e in each end of both rails, in combination with the legs B B and O O, pivoted together, as described, and also pivoted to the inside of the side rails of the bed at the upper ends of those legs which slant up toward the middle of the cot, the legs which slant toward the ends of the cot being provided with projecting pins, which operate in said slots in the side rails, which facilitate the folding of the legs of the cot up between the side rails when the cot is not in use, as set forth.

2. In a cot-bed, the combination of the side rails, A A, provided at their ends with the slots 6 e c c, with the legs B B and O G, pivoted together, and pivoted to the inside of the side rails at the upper ends of those legs which extend toward the middle of the cot, the ends of the legs which extend upward and incline toward the ends ofthe cot being provided with projections which are journaled loosely in the slots e c e e in the side rails, the upper ends of the two of these legs which are situated at the head of the bed extending up above the level of the side rails to a sufficient height to form an elevated portion, which serves as the support for a head-rest, substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

3. In a folding cot-bed, the side rails, A A, provided with the slots 0 c e e, and also provided at the ends which are at the head of the bed with arms which are pivoted to the side rails on the inside of said side rails near the head of the bed, said arms slotted, as described, at the ends opposite the ends which are pivotally connected to the side rails, in combination with the two legs at the head of the bed which extend toward the middle of the bed, and the two legs at the head ofthe bed which extend upward and toward the head end ofthe bed, said legs provided, as described, with pins, which move freely in the slots in the arms which are pivoted to the inside of the side rails and the legs at the foot of the bed, all constructed and operating substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a folding bed or cot having pivoted leg-supports, two of which extend above the bed to form a head-snpport,- in combination with the sides having a prolongation and the independent slotted head-supports, the said extended leg, the sides, and the head-support being pivoted together, for the purpose herein described.

5. A folding bed or cot having pivoted legs and sides, the ends of two of the legs extending above the bed and the side-extending beyond the legs, in combination with pivoted head-supports connecting the said extensions, substantially as described, whereby when the cot is stretched the canvas will be held taut in its normal condition.

Signed at Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York.

GEO. E. BEDELL.

\Vitnesses:

EDWIN H. RisLEY, CYRUS WILLIAMs. 

